HISTOLOGY
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
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Question
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Breaking down food into smaller nutrients
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Getting rid of waste products
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Getting food into our bodies
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Getting nutrients into our bloodstream, so that our cells can use them
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Detailed explanation-1: -Digestion is a process that converts nutrients in ingested food into forms that can be absorbed by the gastrointestinal tract. Proper digestion requires both mechanical and chemical digestion and occurs in the oral cavity, stomach, and small intestine.
Detailed explanation-2: -Mechanical Digestion The large pieces of food that are ingested have to be broken into smaller particles that can be acted upon by various enzymes. This is mechanical digestion, which begins in the mouth with chewing or mastication and continues with churning and mixing actions in the stomach.
Detailed explanation-3: -The process by which the complex food molecules are changed to simple molecules is called digestion. Q. Amylase is a digestive enzyme that acts on starch in food, breaking it down into smaller carbohydrate molecules.